Orphan carrier planes seek refuge at Dulag Airfield, Leyte, when their carriers were sunk or damaged during the Battle for Leyte Gulf, 25 October 1944.(rudeerude)

Orphan carrier planes

Tunney held the World's Heavyweight Boxing Championship from 1926 to 1928. He served in the U.S.Marines during World War I. During World War II he served in the U.S.Navy.

U.S. Navy Reserve Commander Gene Tunney

From 1942 through the end of the war , squadron VT-88 never suffered a combat loss.
It was station on the fighting lady.
My dad was radioman and gunner.
The VT-88 squadron aviation log said he sunk the Oyodo.
I believe it also said the Iwata and Koriyama.
He also hit the electronics factory along with other air fields in Japan.
His favorite mission was dropping supplies to US prisoners in Japan. They painted the top of the barracks so the pilots knew where to drop the supplies



